Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae
Derivation of name. The name chosen for the new genus and species honors the memory of the Argentine musician and composer Luis Alberto Spinetta (19502012). LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:f69f3689-8319-49B9-8385-B8222627A84A
Full reference: J. López-Gappa and L. M. Pérez. 2019. A new genus and species of Chaperiidae (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) from the early Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina). Ameghiniana 56(5):422-429
Parent taxon: Chaperiidae according to J. López-Gappa and L. M. Pérez 2019
Sister taxa: Amphiblestrella, Bryopastor, Chaperia, Chaperiopsis, Patsyella
Subtaxa: Aluis spinettai
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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